Neapolitan Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b28055 |
| Complementary Color | #aa784c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Neapolitan Blue Color. The Summerday Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Too Blue (#3d6695) for more energetic effect. Try Eames for Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aa784c is the best complementary color to Neapolitan Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4d7faa complementary color is Santa Fe, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #4caaa6 and #4c50aa. Thus found on the left and right of #4d7faa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Neapolitan Blue.
The split-complementary Neapolitan Blue palette consists of #aaa64c and #aa4c50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa784c). Try Husk and Matrix colors in combination with #4d7faa, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4d7faa offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Neapolitan Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Neapolitan Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d7faa square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Neapolitan Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa784c) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa4c7e and #4caa78.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d7faa is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Neapolitan Blue has a hue angle of 207.74°, a saturation of 37.65% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d7faa is made of 36.47% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #4d7faa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,127,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 16.87, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(207.74,37.65%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.74,54.71%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4492,-4.1002,-27.9919) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9056,19.6588,40.881) |